A Line a Day 4 Sight Reading: Piano: Instrumental Tutor

Par HARRIS PAUL. It’s never too early to encourage good sight-reading in young players. Now revised to support ABRSM’s Initial Grade, this book is designed to lay the foundations at the most fundamental level, through the proven, systematic formula of the highly acclaimed Improve your sight-reading! series by renowned educationalist Paul Harris. Step by step a complete picture of each piece is built up, firstly through rhythmic and melodic exercises related to a specific technical issue, then through prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally ‘going solo’ with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces. Also includes supporting audio available online for students to check their performances against./ Etude / Piano

These books build solid reading skills for all pianists. This includes: Daily Note Search that emphasizes quick recognition of notes out of five-finger positions Short Phrases that provide quicknote-reading exercises that strengthen and build strong sight-readers Suggested practice routine that fosters self-evaluation habits.

The bestselling series Piano Gefällt Mir! continues with Book 5, featuring 50 more hits from the charts and blockbuster movies, arranged brilliantly for Piano by Hans-Günter Heumann. This edition is spiral-bound so will stay flat on a music stand, while the included MP3 CD features full backing tracks and demonstration tracks with the Piano part removed.Including a huge number of hits from some of today's top performers, this is the ideal songbook for beginners to learn some popular songs straight from the charts and movies. Featuring FourFiveSeconds by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney, All About That Bass from Meghan Trainor and the instant pop-classic Photograph by Ed Sheeran, Heumann's arrangements are perfect for beginners, those re-learning the Piano, or even advanced players looking to expand their repertoire or practise sight-reading.The sheer range of songs in Piano Gefällt Mir! means that there really is something for everyone. Well-known songs from new and recent films are also included in this songbook, such as See You Again from 'Fast And Furious 7', Love Me Like You Do from 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' and Yann Tiersen's wonderful theme Watching Lara from 'Goodbye Lenin!' Each song in this fantastic volume features chord symbols, lyrics and useful fingering suggestions, ensuring you can learn to play these songs as quickly as possible.With Hans-Günter Heumann's Piano Gefällt Mir!, pianists of all ages and abilities can benefit from the diversity of popular songs and the expert arrangements on offer. / Piano

Von Rihanna bis Fifty Shades of Grey - Spiralbindung-The bestselling series Piano Gefällt Mir! continues with Book 5 featuring 50 more hits from the charts and blockbuster movies arranged brilliantly for Piano by Hans-Günter Heumann. This edition is spiral-bound so will sit perfectly on a music stand.   Including a huge number of hits from some of today's top performers this is the ideal songbook for beginners to learn some popular songs straight from the charts and movies. Featuring FourFiveSeconds by Rihanna Kanye West and Paul McCartney All About That Bass from Meghan Trainor and the instant pop-classicPhotograph by Ed Sheeran Heumann's arrangements are perfect for beginners those re-learning the Piano or even advanced players looking to expand their repertoire or practise sight-reading.   The sheer range of songs in Piano Gefällt Mir! means that there really is something for everyone. Well-known songs from new and recent films are also included in this songbook such as See You Again from 'Fast And Furious 7' Love Me Like You Do from 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' and Yann Tiersen's wonderful theme Watching Lara from 'Goodbye Lenin!' Each song in this fantastic volume features chord symbols lyrics and useful fingering suggestions ensuring you can learn to play these songs as quickly as possible.   With Hans-Günter Heumann's Piano Gefällt Mir! pianists of all ages and abilities can benefit from the diversity of popular songs and the expert arrangements on offer.

Sight Reading & Rhythm Every Day is designed to help students achieve an impeccable sense of rhythm which is the first step in successful sight reading and to develop their skills with key recognition time signature recognition pattern identification interval recognition and intermediate response to articulation and dynamics.This series will help the student to develop an internal sense of pulse so that the underlying rhythm in a sight-reading example becomes second nature. This allows the student to concentrate on the other elements of music making. As the books progress four-measure sight-reading drills for one hand progress into longer pieces for bothhands. Students learn the concept of playing from beginning to end without stopping and every unit ends with a teacher-student duet to reinforce the idea that when sight readers start to play they do not stop.Throughout the series new concepts are gradually introduced to provide adequate reinforcement of each concept. Every day students are asked to count rhythms analyse and circle patterns and play sight-reading examples. The manageable task size and carefully structured format of each unit make progress immediately noticeable which helps to motivate students.The carefully crafted musical examples and exercises effectively develop eye ear and hand coordination. This series guides students in a simple straightforward way to develop into students who sight read with ease accuracy and musicality. In the Every Day plan for Book 2A students learn: Key signature recognitionHow to count rhythms that include eighth notesInterval and pattern recognition through major and minor five-finger patterns and single-line music played between the handsImmediate response to staccato and legato articulations and dynamicsBeginning transposition.In the Every Day plan for Book 2A students review:Time signature recognitionIntervals of 2nds through 5thsInterval

Sight-reading is one of the most important yet neglected skills for any musician and an important component of Associated Board and other music exams.Right@Sight for violin contains a carefully graded sequence of around 60 pieces helping students master the art of sight-reading. The mnemonic TRaK (Time-signature Rhythm and Key) system and student/teacher duets encourage a disciplined approach and confident playing. Right@Sight contains everything a violinist needs to develop sight-reading skills both during and between lessons.

Learn To Sight Read & Hear The Difference Book 4 is a unique multi-media approach to sight reading by Sandy Holland and Peter Noke.Learn to Sight Read: Piano was first published as an online programme with helpful recordings for each of the hundred pieces per grade. This featured fun pieces with inventive titles that sound like the rhythms. Following high demand from Piano teachers a series of books were also published. These include the pieces alongside great tips on sight reading.

Designed to build confidence and ability the Piano Time Sight-Reading books are also enormous fun interspersing lots of short structured exercises with puzzles and games. The material is simple imaginative and clearly laid out. This is the first book in the series and introduces the basic principles and the Golden Rules of sight-reading.

In Book 4A of this outstanding series Helen Marlais and Kevin Olson provide students with creative structured lessons and activities to further develop their sight reading abilities. New concepts include: sliding the thumb under the third finger; reading intervals that include ledger lines; the beginning of playing one octave scales; further study of intervals cadences chord progressions and keys; to name a few.